We search eBay for Dallas-centric items so you don't have to. Also, we're bored. Keep in mind that this is not an endorsement of any of the listed sellers, so bid at your own risk.
MAVS NESTING DOLLS
A traditional Russian nesting doll collection featuring the stars of the Mavs' 2003 roster. Almost as fun as the ever-poplar FC Burn dradle.
MAVS GOLF CLUB PUTTER HEADS (LOT OF 38)
For the discerning Mavs fan who has everything. More specifically, for the discerning Mavs fan who has 38 headless putters.
MARK CUBAN BOBBLE HEAD
The only bobble head ever made with a realistically proportional cranium! Spangled Dancing With The Stars unitard sold separately.
The bar and lounge at the Uptown sushi haven Nobu features a daily happy hour with exotic cocktails and munchies at special prices. A lychee martini or champagne 95 cocktail (right) will set you back $7, while Japanese beer can be had for $4. And I can't think of anyplace else that offers wagyu beef-and-foie gras potstickers or shrimp tempura for $6. Pretty sweet deal, considering all the swank you get to lounge in at Nobu's sleek, Rosewood Crescent Hotel location. And bonus -- happy hour is extended to 9 p.m. on Thursday.
QuickDFW.com might look a little different now, but that doesn't mean Hot and Fresh Week is over. I'll be bringing you more new and unreleased tracks from local artists for the next few days. And the one I've got right now is pretty exciting.
As we've reported before, Old 97's frontman Rhett Miller was in town recently working on his new solo album at Salim Nourallah's studio. The self-titled release hits stores June 9 on the Shout! Factory label (order it here).
While we don't have Miller's thoughts about the song you're going to hear, we've got some insight from its producer, Nourallah. Sez Salim:
"I think 'I Need to Know Where I Stand' is one of the emotional centerpieces of Rhett's new record. We've all been in the place he's talking about before. It's a universal sentiment well expressed by this song. Also, another fine example of how Rhett can expertly take a serious subject and put it to a tune that'll stick in your head for days!!!"
Rhett Miller, "I Need to Know Where I Stand":
Do you love it? Let us know with a comment. And after the jump, find a streaming mix of several of the Hot and Fresh songs we've played in the past week.
The documentary nerd in me got just a little twitterpated when I read recently about a new nature doc that's coming soon from the crew who brought us the fascinating Planet Earth series. Earth, from BBC and Disneynature studio, opens next Wednesday, which is no big surprise since it'll be Earth Day.
You did remember, didn't you? Is that environment-poisoning Styrofoam in your hand?
Checked out the trailer... which seemed to reveal (unfortunately) that the doc is a rehash of Planet Earth footage and re-packaged for the big screen. And you can definitely bet it doesn't get political like At the Edge of the World, a doc about environmental pirates that was screened at AFI Dallas earlier this month. Still, maybe we could take some joy from Darth Vader narrating it.
"Little orphan elephant left wandering in the Sahara... I am your father. Come to the dark siiiiiiiide."
Last night, the remaining seven Idolistas took on songs from the movies. I laughed, I cried ... but I hardly smiled. In a world where it's important to knock the judges' socks off, did anyone hit a homerun? Jump with me to find out. Again, I've challenged myself to keep my remarks to 10 words or less and provided you with links to check out the perfs yourself. Aaaand action!
If you're a Ticket listener, you heard Gordo going nutso this morning over that extremely catchy "Lucky Day" jingle that's serving as the latest Texas Lottery ad campaign. He eventually discovered that the girl singing it is Camille Cortinas, lead singer for Dallas band Fishing for Comets. We're big Camille fans around here, so it's no surprise to us that so many folks are strangely attracted to the voice of the lotto song (video after the jump of one of the other lotto jingles featuring her voice).
Camille tells us that the Ticket love has been haunting her all day: "This is all kicking my butt right now. I did not expect this at all. I'm red red red."
We'll have more from Camille on her starring commercial role tomorrow. You can read more from her dear ol' dad about her lotto fortune in the comments thread of this blog post.
This week's question: Gordon, have you done your taxes?
I have not done my taxes, for this year or the last. I file extensions and then more extensions, then I get hair extensions. I love extensions.
The problem is that my taxes get more complicated with each passing year and each child passing out of my lover's vagina. I have deductions, capital gains, amortizations, schedule Cs, double Ds, 1099s and WD40s, and all the crap that makes giving the government money too complicated for the average man.
I try not to do anything on my tax return that raises a red flag, like smear it with feces and talk about the wrath of God, but I do try to take every legal deduction -- like business expenses and hookers.
I encourage children NOT to be like me, and to file their taxes on time and without feces. That is not only my advice, but also the sentence before this one.
Comedian, author, commentator and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart correspondent Mo Rocca's coming to Dallas. Well, Richardson. The straight-faced funny man will headline the Jewish Family Service's For the Love of Family event. The event will honor philanthropist Ethel Silvergold Zale. This blog post, meanwhile, will honor Mo with the embedded video above.
If you wanna catch Mo live, tickets are $45 to $145. The event is at 7:30 p.m. April 22 at the Charles W. Eisemann Center for Performing Arts, 2351 Performance Drive in Richardson. For more info call 972-744-4650 or visit the Eisemann Center or Jewish Family Services Web sites.
Our esteemed sex columnist Jenny Block previewed the Tuaca Body Art Ball in her column last week by getting all painted up. She attended the event at the Palladium on Monday night. Here's her quick report:
It turned out to be one hot (free) ticket. Lines were out the door to get in and the place was packed. The show was like a very sexy mini-Cirque. The choreography was impressive, including pieces inspired by the cultures of India and Egypt, as well as '70s funk and '80s hip-hop.
The dancers were true entertainers, with killer bodies, engaging gazes and amazing technique. And the painting was pretty mind-boggling, from a girl who looked like she was wearing jeans and a halter and packing a gun to a pimp complete with real dollar bills coming out of his painted back pocket. There were a lot of double-takes.
The paint highlight of the show was the lizard (above, with me), painted by artist GiGi Coker, who opened the show.
You can still catch the last show of the tour Monday, April 20, in Austin. www.tuacabodyartball.com
Kacy Crowley at Opening Bell: The Austin singer-songwriter can warm your heart with a ballad ("Kind of Perfect"), give you a sarcastic laugh ("Drunk") and offer thoughtful introspection (see the video for "Badass" above). We caught up with her via e-mail to hear about a few of her favorite things:
Skill I wish I had: I wish I could make my own shoes. I would design and handcraft gorgeous leather boots.
Movie I've seen dozens of times:True Romance
TV show I can't turn off: I have trouble turning off the TV in general. I like the noise, and even when I'm working, it's on mute. It drives people crazy, but it's comforting to me.
Song I wish I had written: "The Last Chance Texaco" by Rickie Lee Jones. I covered it on my latest CD, Cave. Or anything by the Jonas Brothers because I'd be rich, rich, rich!
Guilty pleasures: Cupcakes, fashion magazines and sleep.
My last meal would be: One cornmeal pancake at Magnolia's in Austin, because it's perfect! After I eat it I say to myself, "Now I can die."
DETAILS
When: 8 p.m.
Where: Opening Bell Coffee in the Mosaic Building, 300 N. Akard St., Suite #300
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